Installation guide

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container Commands
container reconfigure
To change the configuration of an array, use the container
reconfigure
command. The container reconfigure
command allows you to perform the following operations:
■ Transform an array from one type to another type
You can transform an array from one type to another type.
For example, you can transform a RAID 1 to a RAID 5 array.
You specify the appropriate switches that the container
reconfigure
command provides to transform an array.
■ Add more SCSI drives to an array
You can add more SCSI drives to an array by specifying one
or more SCSI devices. This action extends the array. The
command uses the freespace(s) from the SCSI device(s) you
specify to reconfigure the array.
For example, you can extend a RAID array by specifying one
or more devices. In this case, the array grows, but remains a
RAID 1.
■ Change an array’s stripe size
You can change an array’s stripe size by specifying the
appropriate switch with a valid stripe size. For example, you
can change the stripe size of a stripe set from 16K to 32K.
Note: The stripe size for a RAID 50 array is always
64 KB.
■ Change an array’s partition size
You can change an array’s partition size by specifying the
appropriate switch with a valid partition size. For example,
you can change the partition size of a mirror set from 500 MB
to 800 MB.
■ Extend an existing file system
You can extend an existing file system by specifying the
appropriate switch. (The command extends the file system
after completing the reconfigure operation.)